County government · Garden County, NE

Garden County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garden County took in $5.5 million and spent $9.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money17%Federal tax money6.7%Fees for services (road charges)5.9%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

65%

of Garden County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
65%$3.6 million
Other taxes
3.6%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$109 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$325 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$324 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.7%$365 thousand

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$935 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Social services2.6%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

68%

of Garden County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$957 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$259 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$958 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$437 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$401 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
Social services
2.6%$247 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$247 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$235 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$92 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garden County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Garden County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.